Indian Health Budget 2023 Allocation: Navigating the Framework and Dynamics of Policy Implementation

Abstract

India has shown tremendous growth in the last decade as regards to some of the health parameters are concerned. Objective: Overview the previous budgetary heads and allocation and make a comparative analysis of the present year's budget disbursement under various heads. Method: The past budget heads and the extent they have transitioned into outcomes based on their objectives have been examined from data sources of the Government of India after a proper search from GoI sites. While highlighting the Bill, it has been made sure to review the existing programs and demonstrate the percent change in budget which has happened over a year. Discussion: Budget snapshot shows that 157 new Nursing Colleges are to be established in co-location with 157 medical collages since 2014, Launch of Sickle cell Anemia Elimination, Joint Public Private Medical Research via select ICMR Labs – To promote research in pharmaceuticals, Rs.15000 crores for implementation of Pradhan Mantri PVTG Development Mission over 3 years among others. A comparison of the current Union budget 2023 – 2024 with the budget of 2021 –2022 actuals and the revised budget of 2022 – 2023 shows a netincrease in crores as well as the percent increase in healthexpenditures as compared to the previous year's revised budget[FY 2023] of Rs.9805 crores and 13 % respectively. Public Healthstill needs more focus in terms of greater and better adoption ofmodel rural health centers, mobile medical units, MDRUs,Incubation centers, and Community-based Innovations.